1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/uri.cpp b/src/uri.cpp
index 89f6f33e4..e81d108c9 100644
--- a/src/uri.cpp
+++ b/src/uri.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 
 namespace Inkscape {
 
+URI::URI() {
+    const gchar *in = "";
+    _impl = Impl::create(xmlParseURI(in));
+}
+
 URI::URI(const URI &uri) {
     uri._impl->reference();
     _impl = uri._impl;